Girlfriend pregnant

Mr Rodney's mother Susan Alexander questioned why her son was shot, while the other two men were left unharmed.

In a statement, she said his girlfriend was eight months pregnant at the time.

"To state the obvious they were at least able to walk away alive on 30 April and have long since served their prison sentences, while it seems to be that Azelle was executed that day and as a result never got to see his baby daughter," she said.

"I can only say that I'm still shocked that guns were found by police in the car that Azelle was travelling in when he was killed.

"I do not believe from what I have heard that police had good reason to shoot at him, let alone kill him."

The public inquiry, which is taking place in a court room in the High Court Principal Registry of the Family Division, is being held because an inquest could not see all the intelligence information which led police to believe Mr Rodney was armed.